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A Guide to Utilizing the Center's Resources
The Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship is a unique resource for companies seeking to enhance their corporate citizenship knowledge and programs. The synergy of academic thought leaders together with industry practitioners provides a rich community of ideas, best practices and practical lessons. As a member, you not only gain access to a vast amount of highly applicable research and worthwhile events, you also gain access to similar peers struggling with, or who have recently overcome, the same challenges you are facing. One day as student, next day as mentor, you will find yourself surrounded by like-minded people trying to improve corporate citizenship at their own companies and in the world at large. Recognized around the world, the Boston College Center is where both leading edge and novice companies can collaborate with peers on the latest and most productive ways to create and sustain corporate citizenship programs.
Members gain access to member-only resources and events as well as discounts on courses and our annual conference. These benefits plus access to the Center’s expert staff are just a few of the advantages of becoming a Center member. Below you can learn more about the specific member benefits to see the tremendous value membership provides. If you have any questions or would like more information, please call: 617.552.4545.
In Good Company
Online Member Community
Practical Tools
- Corporate Citizenship Management Framework (CCMF)
The CCMF helps define the scope and interrelations involved in creating a state-of-the-art corporate program. Use it to help educate yourself and others at your company on what corporate citizenship means and its impact on the entire organization. Learn more about the Corporate Citizenship Management Framework.
- CCMF Assessment Tool (Members Only)
The Assessment Tool is an online survey that helps you and/or your team self-assess the comprehensiveness of your corporate citizenship initiatives. Use the tool anytime and update it as often as you like. It is very easy to use and typical users require 20 minutes to an hour to complete the questions receiving instant graphical feedback. View the Corporate Citizenship Assessment Tool.
- Standards of Excellence in Corporate Community Involvement
The Standards of Excellence are our framework for managing your company's corporate community involvement. The Standards are designed to help you link your corporation's community activities to core business goals. View the Standards of Excellence.
- The Stages of Corporate Citizenship
Center research suggests the development of citizenship is a stage-by-stage process in which a combination of internal capabilities applied to environmental challenges propels development forward. Learn what the five stages of corporate citizenship are and the citizenship dimensions on which they are based. Complete a short online survey to determine where your company fits in the current landscape and provide guidance to plot a future course. The Center’s research provides tangible examples and case studies to illustrate distinct dimensions of citizenship within a company at a specific point in time. Learn more about the Stages of Corporate Citizenship and complete the survey.
- Center Resources
The Center’s web site has a wealth of information and research to assist you. Various publications, research reports and newsletters are available. Additionally, our database allows you to search for corporate social responsibility, corporate citizenship and community involvement information by topic. Note: Some publications and research are only available to members. Learn more about accessing our Center Resources.
- Monthly newsletters
As a registered user, you will receive monthly online Center newsletters describing the latest research, upcoming events, archived webinars and other important resources. Members also receive notifications about member-only events and offerings. View the current newsletter and the newsletter archive.
Research
Our research helps practitioners be more effective in their work advancing corporate citizenship in their companies and provides the knowledge to help you understand vital corporate citizenship topics and trends.
- Center Publications
Many of our completed research projects – from benchmarking and trend tracking to participatory research and global surveys – are summarized in our Center publications. View a complete list of Center publications.
- Profile of the Profession/salary study (Members Only)
This biennial study looks at salary data from the Center's latest Profile of the Profession across job titles, geographies and other variables.
Management and Leadership Development Training Programs
- Certificate Programs
The Center offers a variety of corporate citizenship and community involvement professional development courses around the country as well as executive briefings for senior leadership. The Center also offers the only North American certificate-level management development curriculum in corporate citizenship. Members receive a 25 percent discount on all courses. Learn more about our Certificate Programs.
Leading Faculty
Our faculty consists of researchers and consultants as well as adjunct faculty from Boston College and other esteemed academic organizations. The Center also works with outside consultants and thought leaders to bring the very best research, ideas and experience together in easily accessible, user-friendly formats. View our complete list of associate staff.
Learning and Networking Events
- Annual International Corporate Citizenship Conference
This annual event is a convening of more than 500 corporate citizenship professionals sharing best practices and learning from leading policy makers from the largest domestic and international corporations. Managers in community relations, public relations, public affairs, corporate social responsibility, contributions, communications, work/life issues, and other professionals responsible for community and business strategies find this one of the best learning and networking events in corporate citizenship and corporate social responsibility. Members receive $300 off their registration fee. Learn more about our annual International Corporate Citizenship Conference.
- Community Involvement Leadership Roundtable (Members Only)
The Community Involvement Leadership Roundtable is an ongoing forum for senior community involvement professionals who work together to identify and understand critical community and social issues. Roundtable members review changing public policy, assess public expectations and share experiences in developing more effective community involvement programs. The Roundtable meets two to three times per year, has regular conference calls based on Roundtable projects and other activities including a new online social network. Learn more about the Community Involvement Leadership Roundtable.
Custom Services
- Custom On-Site Management & Leadership Development Training Courses (Members Only)
The Center develops and delivers custom educational courses to match corporate-specific needs. On-site programs for single function or cross-functional teams can be developed from our current cadre of Management Development and Certificate programs. If a corporate member needs a program that has not yet been developed, we will work with you to customize one to meet your program content needs. Click here for more information about our custom on-site management and leadership development training courses. For a training fee quote, contact Eileen Blinstrub at holtonbl@bc.edu or 617.552.1467.
Other Resources
- Online job bank
The Center can post your corporate social responsibility and corporate citizenship-related job opportunities. Click here to post your job.
- Recognition as a member and CSR leader (Members Only)
All members may utilize the Center’s membership logo to indicate on their web site and other collaterals that they are a member of the Center. Click here to access the logo file.
For more information contact Membership Services at 617.552.4545
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